GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
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| Word | Meaning |
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| interregnum | the time during which a throne is vacant between two successive reigns or regimes |
| carnal | relating to or given to crude bodily pleasures and appetites |
| cite | to call upon officially or authoritatively to appear (as before a court) |
| chaotic | marked by chaos or being in a state of chaos : completely confused or disordered |
| tepid | moderately warm : lukewarm |
| motif | a usually recurring salient thematic element (as in the arts) |
| dumbfound | to confound (see confound |
| vivid | very strong : very high in chroma |
| irrefutable | impossible to refute : incontrovertible |
| malefactor | one who commits an offense against the law |